Rugby World Cup - France

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France head coach Philippe Saint-André has named François Trinh-Duc in his 36-man training squad that will prepare for this year's Rugby World Cup.

The Montpellier number ten joins Rémi Talès and Frédéric Michalak as les Bleus' fly-half options, with Camille Lopez not included in the training group.

Also absent is Maxime Machenaud, with Morgan Parra, Rory Kockott and Sébastien Tillous-Borde the three scrum-halves named by Saint-André.

Louis Picamoles and Fulgence Ouedraogo are included amongst the seven back-row options, joining captain Thierry Dusautoir, Bernard le Roux, Damien Chouly, Yannick Nyanga and Loann Goujon in an impressive training squad.

As expected, Benjamin Kayser, Guilhem Guirado and Dimitri Szarzewski are the hookers while Eddy Ben Arous, Vincent Debaty, Uini Atonio, Xavier Chiocci, Nicolas Mas and Rabah Slimani complete Saint-André's front-row options.

France training squad

Forwards: Eddy Ben Arous (Racing), Vincent Debaty (Clermont), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Xavier Chiocci (Toulon), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Rabah Slimani (Stade Français), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Dimitri Szarzewski (Racing), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Français), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Pascal Papé (Stade Français), Sébastien Vahaamahina (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Bernard Le Roux (Racing), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Louis Picamoles (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedroago (Ouedroago), Loann Goujon (La Rochelle).

Backs: Rory Kockott (Castres), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Sébastien Tillous-Borde (Toulon), Rémi Tales (Castres), Frédéric Michalak (Toulon), François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Rémi Lamerat (Castres), Gaël Fickou (Toulouse), Alexandre Dumoulin (Racing), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Sofiane Guitoune (UBB), Brice Dulin (Racing), Scott Spedding (Bayonne).

[leinster4life13]

Nyanga and Quedrago are useless, how either gets selected is beyond me, Quedrago is a lightweight, Nyanga is a lazy b*%&!cks. As for the rest, Kockett isnt international quality, ditto Tales, Kayser, Vahaamahina,Nakaitaci, Fickou, Michalak.


All in all another PSA squad, an utter clown, watch him send out mindless rabble after mindless rabble.

[nc6000]

Excellent. I hope he starts Michalak against us in the World Cup. Maybe at scrum=half.

[simonokeeffe]

Excellent. I hope he starts Michalak against us in the World Cup. Maybe at scrum=half.

Kockott & Michalak would be a nice halfback combo to play against, Spedding at fullback too

He hates Trinh Duc

hopefully theyll get by on their easy pool til the showdown with us and then they can have their revolution in the fatermath and beat the all blacks